Episode 2 of 2

Formation of the Second Ministry

When: March 1807
Where: United Kingdom
Part of: Duke of Portland becomes Prime Minister after the 1807 general election

Portland was asked to form a new ministry in March 1807 after the collapse of the Ministry of all the Talents.

The elderly Duke of Portland was asked to form a new ministry in March 1807. He served as an acceptable figurehead for a fractious group of ministers that included George Canning, Lord Castlereagh, Lord Hawkesbury, and Spencer Perceval.

Sources

1807 United Kingdom general election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29

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